Myrmecia exigua

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Myrmecia exigua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. exigua
Binomial name
Myrmecia exigua
Clark, 1943 [1]

Myrmecia exigua is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia exigua has only been observed in the north west of Victoria. It was first described by John S. Clark in 1943. [2]

The Myrmecia exigua is one of the smallest species of bull ants. The head and gaster are a blackish-brown colour, mandibles yellow; antennae, pronotum, legs and several other features are brown, almost all of the tarsi is a reddish yellow colour, and the node is a red colour. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Myrmecia exigua (Clark, 1943)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "Myrmecia exigua Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)